DUBAI _ Azhar Ali continued to frustrate England with a career-best hundred despite left-arm spinner Monty Panesar grabbing three wickets in the session before tea in the third and final Test at Dubai Stadium in Dubai last night (Tastime).
Ali was unbeaten on 147 _ his second Test hundred _ as he carried Pakistan to 8-350 at tea to increase its lead to 308.
With a session and two full days to go that put it in a strong position to record a first-ever 3-0 clean sweep against England.
Saeed Ajmal fell for one on the last ball before tea to Graeme Swann.
Dropped on 84 by Swann in the slip off James Anderson, 26-year-old Ali, whose maiden hundred came against Sri Lanka at the same venue in October last year, hit Panesar for two boundaries in successive overs to reach the three-figure mark.
He has so far hit nine fours and a six off a marathon 424-ball knock. His previous best of 100 was also here last year.
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